WNJ Exclusive: Forest Carnivores of New Jersey


GeorgeDraney, 60, of Washington in Warren County, said he photographed this
bobcat on Oct. 21 in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
Photo credit: Daily Record

Despite being the most densely populated state in the country, New Jersey still harbors rare and elusive forest carnivores including bobcats, coyotes, and fishers. These animals were once eliminated from the state but are now making a remarkable comeback after years of persecution and deforestation. Come to The Nature Conservancy's Earth Day event at Mashipacong Bogs Preserve, Sussex County on April 17, 2010 to learn how these predators play an important role in maintaining healthy ecosystems and also add an element of wildness to the forests of the Garden State! Charlie Kontos from Rutgers' Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources will be giving the presentation "Forest Carnivores of New Jersey" at 12 NOON. The Earth Day event will be from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 4/14/2010 6:00 AM
Categories: WNJ Exclusives
Tags: coyotes fishers bobcats nature conservancy
 

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